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Hardcover. The Yuanpei Program in Peking University Num Pages: 165 pages, 4 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JNKC; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 239 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Number of pages
- 150
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642375149
- ISBN
- 9783642375149
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.43
€ 62.43
Hardcover. Written by one of the foremost German legal historians and edited by a leading UK scholar of comparative criminal law, this is the first English-language book to offer a detailed view of the ideological, political and cultural roots of German criminal law. Editor(s): Vormbaum, Thomas; Bohlander, Professor Michael. Num Pages: 320 pages, 19 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; JKV; LAB; LAZ; LNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642372728
- ISBN
- 9783642372728
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.69
€ 63.69
Hardcover. This guide to Public-Private Partnerships contract management explores the concept of flexible contracts and the uncertainty modeling for improving the robustness of the decision-making process. It also includes a detailed analysis of renegotiation patterns. Num Pages: 191 pages, 39 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JPP; KFFD; TN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 161 x 18. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642369094
- ISBN
- 9783642369094
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.28
€ 62.28
Hardcover. Written by experts in a range of disciplines, this book explores the topic at many scales, from the function of neurons in learning, forming and transmitting language to the long-term evolution of language itself and the birth and death of ancient tongues. Editor(s): Binder, P.-M.; Smith, K. Series: The Frontiers Collection. Num Pages: 259 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CF; JMR; PBW; PHS; PSAJ; UMA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642360855
- ISBN
- 9783642360855
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.82
€ 62.82
Hardcover. Num Pages: 118 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 179 x 14. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Number of pages
- 100
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642352133
- ISBN
- 9783642352133
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.06
€ 62.06
Hardcover. This book details how hidden hunger affects human health long before malnutrition becomes obvious. It examines scientific, political and economic contexts to the problem and advocates sustainable solutions by investments in agriculture and small-scale farming. Translator(s): O'Mealy, Patrick. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFA; MBNH3; RNFF; TVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642339493
- ISBN
- 9783642339493
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 37.59
€ 45.99
€ 37.59
Hardcover. To what extent, however, can a right to water legally and philosophically exist and what difference to international law and politics can it make? This book argues that a right to water exists under international law but in a more differentiated and multi-level manner than previously recognised. It examines the right at a conceptual level. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPVH; LBBP; RNFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642339073
- ISBN
- 9783642339073
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.64
€ 119.64
The Wheels That Drove New York: A History of the New York City Transit...
Roess, Roger P., Sansone, Gene
Hardcover. This book tells the fascinating story of how the development of a public transportation system helped transform a small trading community at the southern tip of Manhattan Island into a world financial capital that is today home to more than 8,000,000 people. Series: Springer Tracts on Transportation and Traffic. Num Pages: 432 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFZ; JHB; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 836.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642304835
- ISBN
- 9783642304835
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.51
€ 121.51
Hardcover. Responding to the need for flexible process-aware information systems, a range of technologies have emerged. This volume deploys real-world case studies from a range of application domains to explore the challenges to, and solutions for, adaptive PAIS. Num Pages: 518 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPP; KJQ; UNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 36. Weight in Grams: 962.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Number of pages
- 523
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642304088
- ISBN
- 9783642304088
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.66
€ 65.66
Paperback. Analyses the global and regional dynamics of arms control in the Middle East in the post-Cold War era. This title examines American and European arms control projects, the contexts in which they were presented, the reactions of major regional actors, and their impacts on arms control efforts in the region. Series: SpringerBriefs in Environment, Security, Development and Peace. Num Pages: 131 pages, 3 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FB; JPSF; LNDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 236 x 8. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Germany
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642293139
- ISBN
- 9783642293139
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.80
€ 72.80
Hardcover. Editor(s): Lopez Basaguren, Alberto; Escajedo San-Epifanio, Leire. Num Pages: 911 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, 2 colour illustrations, 12 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1DSE; JP; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1550.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 900
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642277160
- ISBN
- 9783642277160
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 238.18
€ 238.18
Hardcover. Editor(s): Overschmidt, Gordian; Schroder, Ute. Series: X.Media.Press. Num Pages: 394 pages, 51 black & white illustrations, 160 colour illustrations, 10 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: JN; KJS; TNK; UYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 176 x 25. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- SPRINGER
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642246555
- ISBN
- 9783642246555
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.91
€ 69.91
Hardcover. In the burgeoning literature on welfare regimes and typologies, this comparative study offers a stimulating new perspective. Kaufmann, the doyen of the sociology of social policy in Germany, emphasizes norms, culture and history, in contrast to political economy approaches. Series: German Social Policy. Num Pages: 250 pages, 1 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; JHB; JKS; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 161 x 19. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642225482
- ISBN
- 9783642225482
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.69
€ 119.69
Hardcover. Essentials of Chemical Education provides a practice-oriented overview with numerous examples from current chemical education, including experiments, models and exercises as well as relevant results from research on learning and teaching. Translator(s): Gerdau, Hannah. Num Pages: 348 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNU; PN; YQSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642217555
- ISBN
- 9783642217555
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.99
€ 63.99
Hardcover. This book probes the theory of why and the history of how different voting procedures have come to be used - or not - in decision-making in society and in elected bodies; in elections to and within such chambers; and in the resulting forms of governance. Num Pages: 192 pages, 12 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 164 x 18. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642209031
- ISBN
- 9783642209031
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.41
€ 119.41
Hardcover. This book provides a comprehensive and easy-to-understand overview of the most important leadership approaches in theory and practice. It examines the idea that leadership is the art of creating a world that others would love to join. Series: Management for Professionals. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JMJ; KJMB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 2011th Edition
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642202469
- ISBN
- 9783642202469
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.85
€ 119.85
Paperback. This book reveals surprising reasons for America's weight gain, and explores such consequences as higher fuel consumption and greenhouses gases, growing health insurance costs, reductions in the wages of heavy people, and reenforcement of rescue equipment. Num Pages: 325 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKS; MMZF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 506. 336 pages, black & white illustrations. This book reveals surprising reasons for America's weight gain, and explores such consequences as higher fuel consumption and greenhouses gases, growing health insurance costs, reductions in the wages of heavy people, and reenforcement of rescue equipment. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKS; MMZF. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 19. Weight: 506.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Copernicus
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642201349
- ISBN
- 9783642201349
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 25.80
€ 27.99
€ 25.80
Hardcover. This volume provides an authoritative study of German social policy, set in a multidisciplinary and international context. The text presents the German tradition's contribution to the rise of social policy in the Western world in the 19th and 20th centuries. Series: German Social Policy. Num Pages: 166 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKS; KCA; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 15. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642195006
- ISBN
- 9783642195006
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.36
€ 62.36
Hardcover. This book aims to foster a deeper understanding of urbanism, invoking the contributions both the hard and soft sciences have made, and are still making, in grappling with the many issues and facets of regional planning and dynamics. Series: Understanding Complex Systems. Num Pages: 435 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AMVD; GTB; JFSG; KJU; PHS; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 169 x 29. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 2011th Edition
- Number of pages
- 430
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642194504
- ISBN
- 9783642194504
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.36
€ 121.36
Hardcover. This comprehensive study of shipping activities in Arctic waters explores factors and conditions that will determine the scope and range of the industry for years to come. Topics include geopolitics, military affairs, global warming, sea ice melting and more. Num Pages: 414 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QSR; JPSL; KNGS; LNK; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 176 x 29. Weight in Grams: 932.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642167898
- ISBN
- 9783642167898
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 267.51
€ 267.51